Marion fire guts buildings as adjacent shops suffer damage
The Marion blaze gutted the Marion fire and Town Square Book Shop structures. Smoke damaged Ebelings Karate Studio next door and Cole's Washers and Dryers, with Ole's Ham and Eggers further south also suffering smoke and water damage. No injuries. Estimated losses run into tens of thousands. rebuilding planned with temporary parking area. Marion Associates owns the gutted properties. Scott Olson says redevelopment continues. Fire officials cite storage garage origin and possible causes. arson not suspected. investigation underway.
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Town Square
Ebeling’s
Cole's Washers and Dryers
Cole’s
Ole’s Ham and Egger
11Th Street
Marion Associates
Scott Olson
Marion Square Associates
Harvey the invisible rabbit plays in Cedar Rapids show
Washington High School drama department promotes Harvey an invisible 6 foot rabbit in ads calling readers to call 398 2429 for rent or to tell him to call home. The ploy draws curiosity for a play Oct 11 13 with the audience invited to see the giant transparent bunny.
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Gazette
Harvey
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School Drama Department
John Ham
Washington High School
Ham
Fire destroys stores near Lindale Drive. firefighters halt spread
Ford described a plywood barrier allowing flames from the fire to reach the bookstore. Firefighters punched holes in Cole's roof to contain the blaze as winds aided spread. About 30 of Marion's 33 Fire Department personnel fought the fire with volunteers and civilians assisting. Ole's Ham and Egger may reopen soon. Comried saved cash but lost merchandise and records. Representatives from the Red Cross aided responders with food and drink.
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Ebeling’s
Ford
Cole’s
Cole's
Busenbark
Fire Department
Cole
Jim Rosche
Price Electric
Bill Schwartz
Marion
Lindale Drive
Alburnett
Ole’s Ham and Egger
Comried
Supervisors approve higher six month court rent in Cedar Rapids
The Linn County Board of Supervisors voted to pay 3.80 dollars per square foot for leasing the First Avenue Court facilities from Cedar Rapids for the six months starting July 1. Officials said funds should cover the half year, with decisions on the next half pending. The board also discussed tax levy limits for a Handicapped Systems Building purchase and approved a day care space lease to St Wenceslaus Church for 375 dollars monthly, noting a 25 dollar rise.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
First Avenue Court
Cedar Rapids
Ken Schriner
Schriner
Merle Kopel
Handicapped Systems
Kopel
County Health Center
St. Wenceslaus Church
Madge Phillips
Housing Code Hearing Set by Cedar Rapids City Council
A public hearing on the city's proposed new minimum housing code is scheduled for Wednesday at 9 a.m. The session will be held in the armory to accommodate a likely large turnout, with another hearing to be announced later.
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Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa Student Dies in Apparent Suicide
A 20 year old University of Iowa student, Michael A. Andrews of Strawberry Point, was found dead in his Mayflower Apartments room in Iowa City after suffocating on gas from a stove. The Johnson County medical examiner ruled the death a suicide.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Johnson County
Michael A. Andrews
Strawberry Point
Mayflower Apartments
Heart to Heart support group formed for families
University Hospitals Pediatric-Cardiovascular Center staff organize about 30 Iowa families with children who have congenital heart disease. The group named Heart to Heart held its organizational meeting at the University of Iowa Oakdale campus. A feature on the group will run in Family Focus this Sunday.
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Iowa City
University Hospitals Pediatric-Cardiovascular Center
University of Iowa
Brown Innocent Of Drug Possession In Linn Court
Brown 26 of Iowa City was acquitted in Linn District Court First Avenue division after defense moved to drop charges for lack of evidence of heroin. The Metro Narcotics Unit raid at 2129 North Towne Lane NE led to arrests of Mack Gibson and Martha Gibson Clark on drug charges with intent to deliver.
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Angelic S. Brown
First Avenue
Linn District Court
James McCarragher
Brown
John Liebenmann
Iowa City
Metro Narcotics Unit
North Towne Lane
Mack Gibson
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Martha Gibson Clark
State Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
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